Poultry-feeder.



P. A. ZIMMER.

POULTRY FEEDER.

APPLICATION FILED DBG.22,1910.

1,099,331 Patented June 9,1914.

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FREDERICK A. ZIMMER, OF'COVINGTON, KENTUCKY.

POULTRY-FEEDER.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, FREDERICK A. ZIMMER, acitizen of the United States, residing at Covington, in the county ofKenton and State lof Kentucky, have invented certain .10 its object isto improve the construction of feeders for supplying feed to poultry,such l as chickens and pigeons, in such a manner' as to protect it fromcontamination, especially by the scratching and scattering by the Myinvention consists in the details of construction and arrangementhereinafter more fully described and claimed.

In the drawings: Figure 1 is a perspective view of sheet metal feederembodying my improvements, parts of the end and the barrier beingrepresented as broken away to lreveal the interior construction. Fig. 2Iis a vertical cross section through the feeder shown `in Fig. 1, thedotted' lines indicating the relation of the feeder to the birds. Fig. 3is a ldetail perspective view illustrating how the bottom, with itslateral barriers and its longitudinal corrugations, is attached to theend, according to my invention.

, As illustrated `in the drawing, the feeder` comprises thelongitudinally corrugated bottom l, attached to upright ends 2, betweenwhich are supported the downwardly converging sides 3, forming a hopper.The

bottom has three of the corrugations, the middle one, l, being higherthan the other two corrugations, 1b, one of which is on each side of themiddle corrugation 1n. All three '4'0 ccrrugations are of substantiallytriangular cross section, their sides slanting down at an angle of about't5 degrees with the bottom 1, itself, and they extend from end to endof saidbottom. A space is left between the large, middle co'rrugationand the adjacent smaller co-rrugation on each side, formin'g a gutter,1; the bottom of this gutter is, preferably, substantially flat, and italso extends uninterruptedly from end to end of the bottom 1, betweenthe laterally disposed corrugations or ridges 1b, and the middle `ridgela. Past the ridges 1", the bottom 1 extends horizontally for a distancesomewhat more than the width of the glitter 1,

to the lateral barriers 1d, so that troughs 1 are formed, havingsubstantially flat .bot`

. the inner sldes of the `rid ge 1n.

Specication of Letters Patent. -Patented June 9, 1914, Application ledDecember 22, 1910. Serial N o. 598.682. i

toms. The barriers 1l extend substantiallyI vertically to a heightsomewhat in excess of that of the middle corrugation or rid e 1, andalso extend to'the full length 0 the bottom 1.

The ends 2 abut against the ends of the bottom 1 and of its corrugationsor ridges l and 1b, and have horizontal in-turned flanges 2 along theirlower edges, taking under the end parts of the bottom 1, and securedthereto by suitable bolts or rivets 2a. These flanges stiffen the bottoml, transversely. These ends 2, also have flanges 2", along-theirvertical sides, and these come inside the lateral barriers 11, and aresecured thereto by suitable bolts lor rivets, 2b. These support andreinforce the barriers 11, and complete the attachment of the ends 2 tothe bottom 1. The manner in which the` flange 2 of the end 2 comes under the bottom 1, and the iange 2b of said end, comes outside thebarrier 1l of said bot tom, is shown in Fig. 3. It will be seen thatthis arrangement produces a very strongly reinforced corner at thispoint, where it is most needed.

The sides 3 of the feeder are attached to the ends 2 by their inturnedflanges 3 and, converg'nff downwardly, have their upper edges 3 a inedwith the upper corners 2 of `the ends 2, but their angle of convergenceis such that, if continued down to the'bottom'l, they would meet it,respectively at Gutters 1, where these gutters terminate in the upwardlyslanting sides of the middle larger corrugation or However, these sidesdo not extend to the bottom, but terminate short thereof, so thatlongitudinal spaces 3 are left of height about equal to that of themiddle ridge la. This constitutes thethreat for the egress of the feedfrom the hopper, as it is eaten by the birds. To lessen the opening ofthis throat, slides 4, extending from one end 2 to the other, and 'lyingflat against the outside of the sides 3,-are mounted in guides fl,secured to the ends 2, so as to slide up and down and open or close thespaces or throats 31. These slides, if brought down to engage with thebottom 1% will meet it at the inner side of the gutter 1, asaforementioned. To hold the slides f1 in adn justcd positions, the-slots4b, are provided.

'flanges 4d, on their upper edges, to stiften them horizontally, and toserve as handles.

Partitions 5, may be provided in the hop per, their number depending onthelength of the feeder. They are attached to the sides 3, bythreeflanges, 5a, on their upright edges, and they extend down and have theirlower parts, 5b, notched to conform to the middle ridges, lf, which theyembrace, or

straddle. These partitions, 5, brace the sides 3, and by their engagingwith the ridge la,

` they brace and strengthen the entire feeder Without the necessity ofotherwise securing them. to the bottom l. f

The roof or lid 6, of the feeder, extends Well out ver the sides andends of the hopper, and has the transverse battens 6a which conform tothe lower side of the roof, and

'are positioned just outside thel upper parts of the `yends 2. rEhe roof6 is hinged to the hopper by suitable pivots 6", passing through thebattens Ga, and the ends 2,`at one side ofl the feeder, so that the roofmay be laid back,

andwill remain open for putting feed into the hopper, as shown inFig. 1. The dotted lines in Fig. l indicate the roof or lids 6,

for feeding poultry and other birds. By

such means, the birds are prevented from contaminating and Wasting thefeed, while at the same time, screens or other obstructions in thethroat are dis ensed With, and their .injurious effects va-voi ed.

An especially `desirableresult `of my improved feeder construction, asherein set` forth, isthe attainment of extreme lightness, With amplestrength and rigidity. Moreover, the feeder may be assembled With littledifiiculty, as is desirable in such an article. Many of-these feederslmust be transported long distances, unassembled, to save-in cost 1 oftransporta.tion,and many localities Where they must be used are remotefrom the means of assembling more complicated constructions.

Having fully described my invention, I claim:

In a poultry feeder, a bottom composed of a single rectangular sheet,formed, from j endl to end, With longitudinal parallel corrugations,With flat regions 'flanking the corrugations, and with upright barrierstermiy nating said bottom laterally, adjacent the flat regions, 'uprightsides forming a hopper and having their lower. edges spaced from saidbottom, and upright ends for the feeder,

each of said ends closely abutting respective ends of the bottom andsides and having a bottom from side to side' and secured tothe flatregions thereof, and having upright flanges embracedwithin the barriersof the. i

bottom and 'secured thereto.

FREDERICK A. ZIMMER.

Witnesses JOHN G. BAMMERLIN R. C. LIVELY.

lower flange underlapping said end of the

